Jackson murder suspect's brother arrested in courtroom

6:27 AM,
Dec. 11, 2012

Bennie Gunn

Written by

Therese Apel
tapel@jackson.gannett.com

Drama unfolded in Judge William Gowan's courtroom Monday when the brother of a capital murder defendant was arrested for intimidating a witness.

Christopher Gunn, 25, was taken from the courtroom where he sat for a time as the only spectator on the side of his brother, Bennie Gunn, 26, who is believed to be the ringleader of a group known in 2010 as "The Felonious Four."

A witness, testifying without the jury present, told the court that she had received a phone call from Bennie Gunn, known as "Bookie," over the weekend telling her not to testify. She said she also had been approached by a female she ...